syrah – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg syrah – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 #WineWednesday: Torbreck Woodcutter’s Shiraz http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/woodcutters-shiraz/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/woodcutters-shiraz/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:00:02 +0000 http://ingoodtasteblog.net/?p=1649 Shiraz (Also known as Syrah in France) is the most widely planted red grape in Australia. There are a lot of different styles of Shiraz that are produced as well, ranging from jug wine (think: the ones with kangaroos on the labels) to wine that are internationally recognized and rated among the greatest wines in the world.  It’s easy for the casual wine drinker to find high quality Shiraz for around $10-25 per bottle. How do you know if a Shiraz is high quality? A way to cheat and ensure that you are getting a better quality Shiraz is to look for wines with the name of a wine growing region on the label (for example: Barossa, McLaren Vale, Hunter Valley). If the wine just says ‘Australia’ on the bottle the grapes could be grown anywhere and generally speaking (there is always exceptions in wine) the wines might not be as high quality. Torbreck 2011 Woodcutter’s Shiraz, made in the Barossa Valley, Australia is one of my fail safe red wines. It is a full bodied red wine that smells like blueberry muffins, black cherry, lavender and pepper. This wine is very easy drinking, even for white wine drinkers, because it […]

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